<DD>Russian Jet-- Read before viewing</DD>
<DD>An amazing plane and pilot.
<DD>The red smoke coming from the wingtips is only there to demonstrate to
<DD>spectators on the ground the direction the plane is actually moving
<DD>through the air. Normally the smoke wouldn't be there. When the
<DD>smoke is streaming behind, the airplane is moving fast forward etc.
<DD>When the airplane is engulfed in smoke, it means the airplane is
<DD>almost stopped in mid-air. The maneuverability of this plane is
<DD>incredible. This plane would be nearly
<DD>impossible to defeat in a dogfight.
<DD>Russia may now have the #1 fighter plane in the world...
<DD>SU-30- Vectored Thrust with Canards... As you watch this airplane,
<DD>look at the canards moving along side of, and just below the canopy
<DD>rail. The "canards" are the small wings
<DD>forward of the main wings.
<DD>The smoke and contrails provide a sense of the actual flight
<DD>path, sometimes in reverse direction. This video is of an
<DD>in-flight demonstration flown by the Russian's-30MK fighter aircraft.
<DD>The fighter can stall from high speed, stopping forward motion in
<DD>seconds. (full stall).
<DD>Then it demonstrates an ability to descend tail first without
<DD>causing a compressor stall.
<DD>It can also recover from a flat spin in less than a minute.
<DD>These maneuver capabilities don't exist in any other aircraft
<DD>in the world today..
<DD>Take a look at the video with the sound up.. This aircraft is
<DD>of concern to U.S and NATO planners.
<DD>We don't know which nations will soon be flying the SU-30MK,
<DD>hopefully China isn't one of them..
<DD>Friends worked with advanced aircraft flight control systems
<DD>and concepts for many years as an extension of stability control and
<DD>means of control. Canards
<DD>and vectored thrust were among many
<DD>concepts examined to extend our fighter aircraft performance.
<DD>Neither our current or next generation aircraft now poised for
<DD>funding & production can in any way match the performance of this
<DD>Russian aircraft
<DD>Somehow the bankrupt Russian aircraft industry has out
<DD>produced our complex politically tainted aerospace industry with this
<DD>technology marvel.
<DD>Scratch any ideas of close in air-to-air combat with this
<DD>aircraft in the future.<DD><DD>YouTube - CA_SU-30.wmv
</DD>
<DD>An amazing plane and pilot.
<DD>The red smoke coming from the wingtips is only there to demonstrate to
<DD>spectators on the ground the direction the plane is actually moving
<DD>through the air. Normally the smoke wouldn't be there. When the
<DD>smoke is streaming behind, the airplane is moving fast forward etc.
<DD>When the airplane is engulfed in smoke, it means the airplane is
<DD>almost stopped in mid-air. The maneuverability of this plane is
<DD>incredible. This plane would be nearly
<DD>impossible to defeat in a dogfight.
<DD>Russia may now have the #1 fighter plane in the world...
<DD>SU-30- Vectored Thrust with Canards... As you watch this airplane,
<DD>look at the canards moving along side of, and just below the canopy
<DD>rail. The "canards" are the small wings
<DD>forward of the main wings.
<DD>The smoke and contrails provide a sense of the actual flight
<DD>path, sometimes in reverse direction. This video is of an
<DD>in-flight demonstration flown by the Russian's-30MK fighter aircraft.
<DD>The fighter can stall from high speed, stopping forward motion in
<DD>seconds. (full stall).
<DD>Then it demonstrates an ability to descend tail first without
<DD>causing a compressor stall.
<DD>It can also recover from a flat spin in less than a minute.
<DD>These maneuver capabilities don't exist in any other aircraft
<DD>in the world today..
<DD>Take a look at the video with the sound up.. This aircraft is
<DD>of concern to U.S and NATO planners.
<DD>We don't know which nations will soon be flying the SU-30MK,
<DD>hopefully China isn't one of them..
<DD>Friends worked with advanced aircraft flight control systems
<DD>and concepts for many years as an extension of stability control and
<DD>means of control. Canards
<DD>and vectored thrust were among many
<DD>concepts examined to extend our fighter aircraft performance.
<DD>Neither our current or next generation aircraft now poised for
<DD>funding & production can in any way match the performance of this
<DD>Russian aircraft
<DD>Somehow the bankrupt Russian aircraft industry has out
<DD>produced our complex politically tainted aerospace industry with this
<DD>technology marvel.
<DD>Scratch any ideas of close in air-to-air combat with this
<DD>aircraft in the future.<DD><DD>YouTube - CA_SU-30.wmv
</DD>